Fr Paul says that in today’s Gospel (Matthew 10: 1-7) Jesus sends out the Twelve Apostles to proclaim the kingdom of heaven. Fr Paul says this week as we go through our Gospel readings we will understand that there are a couple of themes which keep occurring. One is Israel which we heard [...]
Fr Paul says in today’s Gospel (Matthew 9: 32-38) we hear Jesus say to His disciples “the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Fr Paul says that this Gospel tells another wonder of Jesus’ miracles. He cures a [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 18-26) in which the daughter of an official is restored to life and a woman, who touches the cloak of Jesus is healed of a long-term illness.As we begin this week, the Gospel tells us of the healing of two women and, Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 14-17) in which Jesus is questioned about why his disciples do not fast when the those of John and the Pharisees often do so.Fr Paul says in this Gospel about Jesus and the Pharisees we can really see the difference between Jesus and his [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 9-13) in which Jesus, when questioned about the company he was keeping, says “It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. Go and learn the meaning of the word, what I want is mercy, not sacrifice. Indeed, I did not come [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 1-8) in which Jesus, who cures the paralytic brought with faith to him, also draws attention to the importance of forgiveness in healing. In the Gospel today, Fr Paul says, the emphasis is on Jesus’s power as the Son of Man to forgive sins. The [...]
Fr Paul Gooley returns and reads from the Gospel of Matthew (16: 13-19) in which Jesus asks his disciples ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ and after some discussion, Peter stands up and say ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little [...]
Fr Paul Gooley returns and reads from the Gospel of Matthew (8: 23-27) in which the disciples urge Jesus to save them when a fierce storm threatens to overturn the boat in which they travel. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Irenaeus whose memorial we celebrate today.Irenaeus was born [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from the Gospel of Matthew (8: 18-22) in which Jesus says to his disciples ‘Follow me’.During the time of Jesus, Fr Prodencio says, the command to follow him is plain and simple. It simply means going wherever he goes in order to listen to his teachings. In our case [...]
As we celebrate the Nativity of St John the Baptist, Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 57-66, 80) in which Zechariah reveals the name of his and Elizabeth’s baby saying ‘John is his name’.The birth and naming of John the Baptist had a mixture of joy and controversy. While [...]